title: [Arteriovenous malformations in children. A series of 61 cases].
abstract: A series of 61 cases of cerebral arteriovenous malformations(AVM) was observed in children under 15 years of age during the last 18 years; 7 concern infants under 12 months and more than 50% are children between 10 and 15 years old. Intra-cerebral hemorrhage was revealing in 45 cases (7.7%) and 12 patients were in comatose state at presentation; 8 children (1.1%) only presented epilepsy alone; 53 cases (86.8%) were operated upon and only one has had a partial removal; 2 children were cured by stereotactic radiosurgery; one child must be embolize and 5 children were not treated; 50 cases (82%) have a good or an excellent result with normal life; 7 cases (11.5%) have sequellae and only 4 children (6.5%) died.
authors.affiliation: Service de neurochirurgie pédiatrique, Hôpital des enfants, La Timone, Marseille.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lena
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rabehanta
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Genitori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choux
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D015642:Radiology, Interventional
vernacular_title: Malformations artério-veineuses de l'enfant. Une série de 61 cas.